"'Lifelock' Hacker Pleads Guilty to Extorting Medical Clinics"

Robert Purbeck, an Idaho man who hacked and extorted medical clinics and a police department, has pleaded guilty in Georgia federal court to computer fraud and abuse charges. According to a release from the Northern District of Georgia announcing the guilty plea, Purbeck, who used the aliases "Lifelock" and "Studmaster," stole the personal information of over 130,000 people. In 2017 and 2018, he purchased stolen credentials from the dark web and used them to infiltrate the networks of a medical clinic in Griffin, Georgia. He also hacked into the police department of the nearby city of Newnan. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) reported that he targeted at least 17 other victims. This article continues to discuss the Lifelock hacker pleading guilty to to charges of computer fraud and abuse.

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